The Persian

1929

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: image: 17-1/2 x 11-5/16 inches (44.5 x 28.7 cm) sheet: 22-3/8 x 17-1/8 inches (56.8 x 43.5 cm)
Collection no.: 2003.446.6
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Persian — Henri Matisse. 1929.

Medium: Lithograph. Dimensions: image: 17-1/2 x 11-5/16 inches (44.5 x 28.7 cm) sheet: 22-3/8 x 17-1/8 inches (56.8 x 43.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Anonymous Gift, 2003.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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